The Plastic Mancunian

  Welcome to a sunny but potentially thundery South Manchester. I’ve been away for a week and yesterday, the day I arrived home, in the afte...

Today’s song is called Trains by the brilliant Porcupine Tree. This is a beautiful and thought-provoking song written, of course, by th...

Whenever I return from a holiday or from a pastime that I enjoy, there is always a feeling of guilt deep down inside me that threatens t...

Over the years I have been a victim of stress sometimes and while I still occasionally confront the demon stress-monster, these days...

I have recently fulfilled a rather strange ambition; I have stood on the edge of the crater of an active volcano. To be honest, it wa...

It seems like ages since I’ve had a holiday. My trips to Oman in December and May simply do not count because that involves lo...